National Campaign Opened By Holland

Northern Advocate, 28 October 1949, Page 2

National Campaign Opened By Holland

CHRISTCHURCH, Fri. (Sp.).—lmportant taxation adjustments affecting elderly people, a substantial increase in the size of housing loans for ex-servicemen, conversion of the National Airways Corporation to joint ownership by the state. and private shareholders, restoration of private enterprise in workers’ compensation insurance, and far-reaching adjustments of the existing mechanism of price control and land sales control were among the policy points enumerated by the Leader of the National Party (Mr Holland) in his policy statement when opening his party’s election campaign last night. Mr Holland received a very enthusiastic hearing, marked by only a few interjections.

Referring to the Land Sales Act, Mr Holland said it was hoped that the entire act could dc repealed within a year.

were not allowed to tender for the state’s business.

State steel and iron was a £5.000.000

white elephant. Airways were not cheaper or safer since the state had taken them over, and the only reason there was not a service between Australia and Hie South Island was that the Government would not permit competition. The issue in the election was whether the system of stale controls should be extended with more dictation by the state, and higher prices, as a result. or whether there should bo more goods, more variety, and lower prices under the system advocated by the Natiinal Party.

"Wi: do not seek public support by offering bribes to iho electors, or by a series of glittering promises," said Mr Holland. "The National Party has no intention of trying to outbid the Labour Party. “Our policy deals with things as they are.

“The first objective is to correct the effects of 14 years of socialism, and sot the people free from domination by the state. The Government should serve the people, and not merely seek to bend them to its well. "We wish to restore incentives to

effort and enterprise; to stop the inliationary processes that cause living costs to soar; to make things easier for the womenfolk, especially those vith young families,” Mr Holland said. "We want to build up production to ipport our ever-rising social services. "We want people to be properly housed, and to encourage home ownership.